Automobile-lock



W. B. NIMIVIO AND C. S. SWAIM.

AUTOMOBILE LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I8. 1919.

Patented June 1, 192%.

INVENTOR-S, WfiJi/i m m a, 6'. .515 Wab z m WITNESS:

ATTORNEY 2 seen looking in the direction indiceted thearrows 2 in Figs. 1 and 3.

WILLIAIJ B. NIMMG, 0F SAN'ZPA ANA, A1310 CHARLES S. SWAIM, GE .1012? Gr BEACH, CALIFORNIA; SAID SWAIIE ASSIGNOBP OF HIS RIGHT TO JESSE C. NIMMO, OF

LES MGELES;, GALIFGRN lsnroreosrsn-noon I To all whom it may concern: Be it known that We, WILLIAM B. NIMMO and CHARLES S. SWAIM, citizens of the United States, residing at Santa Ana and Long Beach, respectively, in the counties of Orange and Los Angeles, respectivel and State of California, have invented new end. useful Improvements in Automobile-Locks.

- of which the following is e. specification.

which may be readily mounted upon the steering post to engage the steeringwhee'l and hold the steering wheel inoperetive.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective showing an 'eutomobileioch embodying the with the face 2. 1

line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

principles of our invention in use. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the lock as is a sectional elevation'ioohing in Fig. 0 I the direction indicated by the arrow 3 in Fi 2.

Eig. 4 isefgorizontnl cross section on the Fig. 5 is a horizontal cross section on the Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional detnil on the line -6(i of Fig. 3. The rigid block 1 has a fiat outer face2, a flat side face 3 with a groove &, and a fist; side face 5 with a groove The incest: and 5 are at right angles to the face 2, and the grooves ,4. and 6 are in planes parallel The split bearings 7 and Sentnd from theends of the block 1 and have circular be easily removed and so es torigidly fie:

openings 9 and 10 in eiinement with each other,'- andth'e steering post casing 11 fits tightly in the openings 9'end' 10, and the bearings Tend 8 are'claniped upon the post i 11 by screws 12 and -13 tapped through 45.

flanges extending from the hearings and upset or riveted so that theecrevvs cannot the 'block '1 upon the'steering post.

A rectangular opening 14% is formed through the center of the rigid block 1. The U-shnped locking bar 15 is recessed into the inner face ofkthe rigid block 1 above the opening 14 and the two arms-of the her extenddownwardly into the opening 14;.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pafijgnt gd J L 19%] Application filed August 18,

the split bearing 7 and has a. screw 23 inserted through flanges extending from the henringon oppositesides of the spiitend upset on riveted; so that the bearing cannot be removed, y 1 r A combination lock Ziis mounted through the eluding block 16 in position to extend .into the opening 14:, end sothat when the siiding block 16 is elevated the prongs of the locking her 15' wiil enter the iock end he looked in place by mani uleting the lock, end so that when the ice is properly menipulated the sliding her mey be moved downwardly.

The arms 25 and 2G hre formedintegrel with the upper end ofjthe sliding block 16 and the-bearing 22 end extend upwardly in parallel positions, so that when the sliding block 16 is moved upwardly :9. spoke 2? of the steering wheel 28 will pass between the arms 25 and 26 and the arms will hold the steering wheel'from being manipulated to operate the automobile.

Thus we have produced an eutomohiie lock consisting of at block adapted to he rigidly mounted upon it steering post cesing, at block slidingiy mounted upon the rigid; block and carrying a. fork adapted to: v, engages. spoke of the steering wheel, and

means for locking the sliding block to the rigid block:

Verious changes may he made Without departing from the spirit of our invention. as claimed.

Viecimra:

1. In en automobile lock, e block eidepted to be fixed positively upon'e steering post casing having grooves in its sideincesge" second block slidably mounted upon thejfirst. block heving tongues fitting the grooves of the first block,-,a torts extending upwardly integral with the sliding blockadapted to straddle a spoke of a steering wheel and means for locking the second block to the first block in "a ralse'd position.

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2. An automobile lock comprising a block it spoke of asteering Wheel, and a second' i adapted to be positively mounted upon a lock member carried by the sliding block 10 Y steering post casing, a lock member carried and adapted to engage the lock member of K by the rigid block, the rigid block having 'the first block. 5 grooves in its side fakes, a second block In testimony whereof we have signed our having tongues adapted to slidably fit the names to this specification. grooves of the first block and having an \VILLIAM B. NIMMO. up wardly extending fork adapted to engage- CHARLES S. SWAIM. 

